Earthquake shakes northern Italy

Wednesday's earthquake caused minor damage to this church, near ParmaResidents of Turin and Milan were among those who felt the earthquake,  at 1553 local timeNorthern Italy has been hit by an earthquake of magnitude 5.3,  the second tremor in the area this week.  (1453 GMT), though there are no reports of any damage. The US Geological Survey says the epicentre was 36km (22 miles) southwest of Parma  and 91km (56 miles) east of Genoa. A magnitude 5.1 quake was felt nearby on Wednesday. The USGS estimates that Friday's tremor occurred at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles). Nearly 300 people were killed in April 2009 when a powerful earthquake hit the central Italian town of L'Aquila. Source:  BBC News UK Thanks to A. Warren, Global Rumblings Correspondent: Instructions Click on an earthquake for more information. Click on a location to go to a 10-degree map. Did You Feel It? - Report an earthquake Tips Bold red lines are plate boundaries. To convert  UTC  to US time zones, see this list or this table. Magnitude = ? for new earthquakes until a magnitude is determined. Maps show events recorded in the last 7 days with  M 2.5+ within the United States and adjacent areas,  M 4.5+ in the rest of the world. Maps are updated whenever a new earthquake has been located. Try to reload this page if you do not have the most current map. Earthquake Lists List of Earthquakes on this Map World  M 2.5/4.5+ Earthquake list World  M 5+ Earthquake list Back « Back to List of Regional Maps « Back to World Map Past Past 8–30 days Significant Earthquakes Earthquake Lists & Maps Search for an Earthquake Present Real-time -  CA/NV Real-time - USA Real-time - Worldwide About Earthquake Maps KML / RSS Feeds & Data Earthquake Notifications Did You Feel It? ShakeMaps PAGER Earthquake Animations Seismogram Displays Google Gadget TED-Twitter EQ Dispatch EQ Summary Posters Future Earthquake Scenarios Prediction Probabilities Location Info by State/Territory Info by Country/Region AquaPonics Grow Vegetables without Dirt. Survival Farming Click Here!